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- Luther College
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Luther College invites applications and nominations for an experienced, forward-thinking, and collaborative leader to serve as the next Provost.
Located in the vibrant town of Decorah in northeastern Iowa, Luther is an undergraduate liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA). With 60 areas of learning, the liberal arts are uniquely embraced at Luther through the curriculum generally, and specifically through its signature Paideia program, an interdisciplinary, school-wide course series that asks students to contemplate complex questions. Luther is a Phi Beta Kappa institution, a recognition belonging to only 10% of colleges and universities, and its graduates have been honored with awards such as Fulbright, Rhodes, Goldwater, and NCAA Postgraduate scholarships. The college values learning beyond the classroom; internships, externships, and opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research are core to the Luther experience, as are study-away experiences, with 300 to 400 students studying abroad each year. With one-third of all Luther students participating in music, Luther also has one of the largest undergraduate music programs in the nation. Luther takes seriously its mission to "practice joyful stewardship of the resources around us." Green campus operations, partnerships with local businesses, and academic courses that incorporate sustainability have earned Luther a number of environmental leadership awards, including a Top 10 national ranking on the AASHE Sustainable Campus Index.
Decorah is surrounded by natural beauty and agriculture. It lies in the Driftless Region, a beautiful environment of rolling hills, sandstone bluffs, waterfalls, and spring-fed creeks. The community of Decorah is just as unique and inviting as the landscape. Home to locally owned shops and restaurants and nationally known breweries and museums, Decorah bustles with culture, adventure, and a deep sense of community.
This is a significant time of opportunity and momentum as Dr. Brad Chamberlain becomes Luther's twelfth President and enacts a vision that creates alignment around Luther's purpose and continues to prepare students for lives of meaning and service. The Provost will join a new President, dedicated faculty and staff, a highly committed and student-focused Cabinet, and an engaged Board of Regents in advancing a commitment to academic and extracurricular excellence while continuously innovating and evolving. They will have strong and energized partners in Academic Affairs, Student Engagement, and Student Success as part of the integrated provost model at Luther. The successful candidate will bring their leadership vision and a spirit of continuous improvement as this new model is fully enacted at Luther.
The Provost should be a collaborative, creative, and open-minded leader who has a strategic vision, global view, intellectual curiosity, and the personal qualities and integrity to inspire the community and lead the college to new levels of excellence. The ideal candidate should be an experienced administrative and academic leader with the skill to lead in an integrated provost model and serve the entire college as a member of the President's Cabinet. The next Provost should have a confident yet humble presence and be an excellent listener who is open to feedback and suggestions from a variety of constituencies. Coupled with an eye for innovation, the successful candidate should bring to the role a record of teaching along with scholarly and administrative prowess reflective of Luther College's own high standards. The next Provost will possess a Ph.D. or its equivalent, ideally in one of the disciplines represented at Luther.
For additional information, including a full leadership profile, please visit www.WittKieffer.com.
All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as two separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the profile. Professional references are not requested at this time.
WittKieffer is assisting Luther College in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by March 5, 2025. Applications, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to Amy Crutchfield, Melody Rose, Ph.D., and Natalie Song at Luther-Provost@wittkieffer.com
It is the policy of Luther College to provide equal educational opportunities and equal access to facilities for all qualified persons. The college does not discriminate in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law.
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Organization
Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.
After discussions extending over several years, the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America decided on October 10, 1857, to found a college and began to gather subscriptions for a building fund. In the same year, it also decided that, until such time as suitable buildings could be erected, students should be sent to Concordia College and Seminary in St. Louis, and that a Norwegian professorship should be established there. The first three students went to St. Louis in 1858 and five more followed the next year.
Luther College moves to Decorah
In the summer of 1862 the school was transferred to Decorah; its first home was the building, still standing, at the northwest corner of Winnebago and Main streets. The first building on the college campus was "Main," dedicated October 14, 1865.
The present Main building is the third "Main" to stand on the same site, the two preceding having been destroyed by fire in 1889 and 1942. Though college work was begun in 1861, the Civil War, illness, and other causes left none of that year's freshman class to graduate in 1865. The first graduating class, therefore, was that of 1866.
The classical curriculum established by the founders of the college was changed in 1932 when the requirement that all students take both Greek and Latin was dropped.
For 75 years the school admitted men only; then in 1936 Luther College became coeducational. When the institution celebrated its centennial in 1961, it had an enrollment of 1,357 and a staff of 74 full-time and 12 part-time teachers.
Student body enrollment expands
Expansion has marked Luther's second century with the student body at 2,545 in the fall of 2005. Faculty have increased to 175. The college has expanded physically since 1960 with an extensive building program that included a new union, library, science hall, field house and athletic complex, three residence halls, a music building, an art and theatre building, and a center for worship and performing arts.
Farwell Hall, a residence hall, and a major expansion of the field house, now renamed the Regents Center, were completed in early 1991. The Franklin W. Olin Building, was completed in Fall 1995. Baker Village, a townhouse-style residential complex, opened in Fall 1999. The Center for the Arts opened in Fall 2002.
The college has also expanded its academic program to include the professional areas of nursing and social work, several preprofessional programs, and a study center in England—all based in Luther's commitment to the liberal arts.
In the reforming spirit of Martin Luther, Luther College affirms the liberating power of faith and learning. As people of all backgrounds, we embrace diversity and challenge one another to learn in community, to discern our callings, and to serve with distinction for the common good.
As a college of the church, Luther is rooted in an understanding of grace and freedom that emboldens us in worship, study, and service to seek truth, examine our faith, and care for all God’s people.
As a liberal arts college, Luther is committed to a way of learning that moves us beyond immediate interests and present knowledge into a larger world—an education that disciplines minds and develops whole persons equipped to understand and confront a changing society.
As a residential college, Luther is a place of intersection. Founded where river, woodland, and prairie meet, we practice joyful stewardship of the resources that surround us, and we strive to be a community where students, faculty, and staff are enlivened and transformed by encounters with one another, by the exchange of ideas, and by the life of faith and learning.
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